Motorola Krzr Explained

Motorola Krzr (styled KRZR), known as the "Canary" before its release, is a series of clamshell/flip mobile phones by Motorola, and was one of the series in the 4LTR line. It consisted of the K1 (2006) followed by the K3 (2007). As a clamshell/flip phone, the Krzr is longer but narrower than the Motorola Razr V3.

K1

Motorola Krzr K1
Camera:2.0-megapixel
Available:10 July 2006
Screen:176×220 pixel
262,000 color TFT LCD
Memory:20 or 64 MB (see article)
Networks:GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (quad band)
Connectivity:mini-USB, Bluetooth (Class 2)
Size:4.05" x 1.65" x 0.63" (103 x 45 x 16 mm)
Weight:100 g / 3.6 ounces

The Krzr series kicked off with the K1, announced on 1 July 2006, release on 10 July 2006. It was GSM only. The K1 used the motosync system to synchronize contacts and the calendar with the touch of a button. It also used the Push-To-View system for sharing of images in real-time.

The phone included stylized features such as a glossy glass finish.

A GSM/EDGE model was released by AT&T, Rogers Wireless, T-Mobile, SunCom Wireless and Cincinnati Bell Wireless under the name Motokrzr K1, and a CDMA 1x/EV-DO model was released by Pocket Communications, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, US Cellular, Alltel, Virgin Mobile Canada and Boost Mobile under the name Motokrzr K1m. The exact features and technical specifications differed significantly between models.

Specifications

K1m

The K1m is the CDMA version of the K1. The main difference between the two is that the K1m has touch music controls on the flip cover, a 1.3 megapixel camera, supports a microSD memory card up to 1 GB, but does not have stereo Bluetooth headphone (A2DP) capabilities, whereas, the K1 doesn't have the touch music controls, but has a better, 2.0 megapixel camera, supports a MicroSD card up to a higher 2 GB, and is A2DP capable.

K3

Motorola Krzr K3
Camera:2.0-megapixel
Available:February 2007
Screen:240×320 pixel
256K colours TFT LCD
Ringtone:mp3
Weight:110g

The next Krzr phone was the K3, launched in February 2007. This phone is 3G-capable.

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